8. High fiscal deficit is cause for concern for any economy. What does it
denote?
(A) It is a measure of the borrowings of an economy
(B) It is a total expenditure less total receipts excluding borrowings
(C) It reflects the decrease in tax collections for the year
(D) It means the lack of liquidity and earnings for the economy See Answer:

9. Which of the following taxes is collected by Panchayat?
(A) Sales tax (B) Custom duty
(C) Land revenue (D) Tax on local fairs See Answer:

11. The moderate leaders left the Congress after lucknow session of the Congress
and founded a new party called the–
(A) Indian Liberal Federation or Liberal Party
(B) National Party
(C) Congress Socialist Party
(D) Unionist Party See Answer:

12. Who among the following well-known sportsmen is not a footballer?
(A) Luis Figo (B) Javier Portillo
(C) Roberto Carlos (D) Andy Roddick See Answer:

13. The famous woman athlete Marian Jones is from which of the following
countries?
(A) Canada (B) USA
(C) Argentina (D) Brazil See Answer:

15. What is the process that tends to build up the land surface by deposition of
solid material in its lower areas, known as ?
(A) Abrasion (B) Agglomeration
(C) Aggradation (D) Attrition See Answer:

16. The measure of a worker's real wage is–
(A) the change in his productivity over a given time
(B) his earnings after deduction at source
(C) his daily earnings
(D) the purchasing power of his earnings See Answer:

17. Which one of the following States in India has the highest percentage of
tank irrigation?
(A) Tamil Nadu (B) Paschim Banga
(C) Kerala (D) Karnataka See Answer:

18. In India, which are of the following crops is the largest consumer of
irrigation waters?
(A) Rice (B) Wheat
(C) Pulses (D) Sugarcane See Answer:

19. Which one of the following is the correct order in which the following cities
are located from West to East?
(A) Alwar-Gorakhpur-Ranchi-Bhagalpur
(B) Bhagalpur-Ranchi-Alwar-Gorakhpur
(C) Ranchi-Alwar-Bhagalpur-Gorakhpur
(D) Gorakhpur-Bhagalpur-Ranchi-Alwar See Answer:

20. Which of the following vitamins are to be with our daily diet?
(A) A, B complex, C and E
(B) A, D, E and K
(C) B complex and C (D) B complex, C and E See Answer:

22. Whose function is it to see that no money is spent out of the Consolidated
Fund of a State without the authority of the legislature?
(A) Public Accounts Committee
(B) Comptroller and Auditor General of India
(C) Finance Commission (D) None of the above See Answer:

23. Which one of the following is a land-locked country?
(A) Cambodia (B) Laos
(C) Thailand (D) VietnamSee Answer: